| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Sean Burton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eugene Pfeiffer (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Orville Lange (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Timothy Williams (fresh) 4 pts. C - Terry Fleming (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Andy Chamlee (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Shy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reuben Dupont (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Reginald Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Wayne Arrington (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Orville Lange inbounds the ball | 35-19 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:34 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams connects on the fadeaway in the lane set up by Eugene Pfeiffer | 37-19 |
| 19:18 | DePaul | Kenneth Shy hits a runner from the baseline | 37-21 |
| 18:58 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer is whistled for traveling | 37-21 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Foster (PG), Jeffery Brannen (SG), Thomas Combs (C) Sean Burton, Eugene Pfeiffer, Terry Fleming | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 18:40 | DePaul | Reuben Dupont knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-23 |
| 18:19 | Northwestern | Charles Foster buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Thomas Combs | 39-23 |
| 17:56 | DePaul | Kenneth Shy comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-23 |
| 17:54 | DePaul | Wayne Arrington gets the offensive rebound | 39-23 |
| 17:34 | DePaul | Reginald Holmes is hacked by Thomas Combs - foul #1 on Thomas Combs, team foul #1 | 39-23 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sean Burton (PG), Eugene Pfeiffer (SG), Chas Reimann (PF), Terry Fleming (C) Charles Foster, Jeffery Brannen, Timothy Williams, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 17:18 | DePaul | Reginald Holmes misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-23 |
| 17:16 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Orville Lange | 39-23 |
| 16:57 | Northwestern | Andy Chamlee is called for the reach on Sean Burton - foul #2 on Andy Chamlee, team foul #1 | 39-23 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG) Orville Lange | |
| Subs | DePaul | Ronald Mears (SF), Thomas Allen (PF), Benjamin Jones (C) Reuben Dupont, Reginald Holmes, Wayne Arrington | |
| 16:37 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer is hacked by Kenneth Shy - foul #3 on Kenneth Shy, team foul #2 | 39-23 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chuck Moore (SG), Orville Lange (SF) Jeffery Brannen, Eugene Pfeiffer | |
| Subs | DePaul | David Ricks (SG), Robert Corona (C) Andy Chamlee, Kenneth Shy | |
| 16:24 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming blows the layup | 39-23 |
| 16:23 | DePaul | Thomas Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 39-23 |
| 16:08 | DePaul | Ronald Mears knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-25 |
| 15:46 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann lays it in on a great pass from Sean Burton | 41-25 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Sean Burton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Chuck Moore (fresh) SF - Orville Lange (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Chas Reimann (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Fleming (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Ronald Mears (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Ricks (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Benjamin Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Allen (fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Corona (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:23 | DePaul | Benjamin Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-25 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Eugene Pfeiffer (SG), James Blair (SF), Timothy Williams (PF), Thomas Combs (C) Sean Burton, Chuck Moore, Orville Lange, Chas Reimann, Terry Fleming | |
| Subs | DePaul | Andy Chamlee (PG), Kenneth Shy (SG), Reuben Dupont (SF), Reginald Holmes (PF), Wayne Arrington (C) Ronald Mears, David Ricks, Benjamin Jones, Thomas Allen, Robert Corona | |
| 14:55 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams is whistled for a carry | 41-25 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Foster (PG), Terry Fleming (C) Jeffery Brannen, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 14:40 | DePaul | Andy Chamlee drills a turnaround from the right block and the foul's on Terry Fleming - foul #1 on Terry Fleming, team foul #2 | 41-27 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Thomas Combs (C) Charles Foster, Terry Fleming | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 14:40 | DePaul | Andy Chamlee makes the free throw | 41-28 |
| 14:15 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Eugene Pfeiffer | 43-28 |
| 13:57 | DePaul | Eugene Pfeiffer takes the ball from Kenneth Shy | 43-28 |
| 13:29 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer's layup is rejected by Reginald Holmes | 43-28 |
| 13:27 | Northwestern | James Blair grabs the offensive board | 43-28 |
| 13:12 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 43-28 |
| 13:10 | DePaul | Reuben Dupont snags the defensive board | 43-28 |
| 12:51 | DePaul | Reginald Holmes hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 43-28 |
| 12:49 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to James Blair | 43-28 |
| 12:44 | Northwestern | James Blair can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Reuben Dupont - foul #3 on Reuben Dupont, team foul #3 | 43-28 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Foster (PG), Sean Burton (SG), Orville Lange (SF), Terry Fleming (C) Jeffery Brannen, Eugene Pfeiffer, Timothy Williams, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | DePaul | David Ricks (PG), Ronald Mears (SF), Thomas Allen (PF), Benjamin Jones (C) Andy Chamlee, Reuben Dupont, Reginald Holmes, Wayne Arrington | |
| 12:44 | Northwestern | James Blair makes the 1st free throw | 44-28 |
| 12:44 | Northwestern | James Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 45-28 |
| 12:36 | DePaul | David Ricks's pass is intercepted by Sean Burton | 45-28 |
| 12:14 | Northwestern | James Blair hits a shot from the right wing and he's fouled by David Ricks - foul #3 on David Ricks, team foul #4 | 47-28 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer (SG), Chas Reimann (PF) Charles Foster, Orville Lange | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 12:14 | Northwestern | James Blair makes the free throw | 48-28 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:04 | DePaul | Benjamin Jones comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Terry Fleming - foul #2 on Terry Fleming, team foul #3 | 48-28 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Foster (PG), Orville Lange (SF) Eugene Pfeiffer, Chas Reimann | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 12:04 | DePaul | Benjamin Jones makes the 1st free throw | 48-29 |
| 12:04 | DePaul | Benjamin Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 48-30 |
| 11:43 | Northwestern | Sean Burton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-30 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer (SG), Chas Reimann (PF) Charles Foster, Orville Lange | |
| Subs | DePaul | Andy Chamlee (PG) David Ricks | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Sean Burton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eugene Pfeiffer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Blair (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Chas Reimann (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Fleming (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Andy Chamlee (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Shy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Mears (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Allen (fresh) 4 reb. C - Benjamin Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | DePaul | Andy Chamlee misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-30 |
| 11:23 | DePaul | Andy Chamlee pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-30 |
| 11:09 | DePaul | Kenneth Shy misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 48-30 |
| 11:08 | Northwestern | James Blair gets the rebound | 48-30 |
| 10:51 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer hits a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Chas Reimann and the foul's on Ronald Mears - foul #1 on Ronald Mears, team foul #5 | 50-30 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Foster (PG), Orville Lange (SF) Sean Burton, Chas Reimann | |
| Subs | DePaul | Reginald Holmes (PF), Wayne Arrington (C) Kenneth Shy, Thomas Allen | |
| 10:51 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer makes the free throw | 51-30 |
| 10:33 | DePaul | Andy Chamlee is fouled on the floor by Charles Foster - foul #3 on Charles Foster, team foul #4 | 51-30 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sean Burton (PG), Chuck Moore (SG) Charles Foster, Eugene Pfeiffer | |
| Subs | DePaul | Reuben Dupont (SF) Benjamin Jones | |
| 10:28 | DePaul | James Blair steals the ball from Andy Chamlee | 51-30 |
| 10:05 | Northwestern | James Blair hits a fadeaway in the paint | 53-30 |
| 09:48 | DePaul | Reginald Holmes is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Reginald Holmes, team foul #6 | 53-30 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Eugene Pfeiffer (SG), Chas Reimann (PF), Thomas Combs (C) Sean Burton, Chuck Moore, Orville Lange, Terry Fleming | |
| Subs | DePaul | Kenneth Shy (SG) Andy Chamlee | |
| 09:22 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann can't connect on a runner from the left block | 53-30 |
| 09:20 | DePaul | Reginald Holmes snags the defensive board | 53-30 |
| 09:08 | DePaul | Wayne Arrington misses the easy layup | 53-30 |
| 09:06 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer grabs the board | 53-30 |
| 08:48 | Northwestern | Reginald Holmes is called for the reach on Eugene Pfeiffer - foul #2 on Reginald Holmes, team foul #7 | 53-30 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Foster (PG), Orville Lange (SF), Terry Fleming (C) Jeffery Brannen, Chas Reimann, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | DePaul | Andy Chamlee (PG), Benjamin Jones (SF), Thomas Allen (C) Ronald Mears, Reuben Dupont, Wayne Arrington | |
| 08:48 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer misses the 1st free throw | 53-30 |
| 08:48 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Thomas Allen | 53-30 |
| 08:36 | DePaul | The pull-up jumper by Kenneth Shy is blocked by James Blair | 53-30 |
| 08:35 | Northwestern | James Blair pulls down the rebound | 53-30 |
| 08:10 | Northwestern | Charles Foster is hacked by Andy Chamlee - foul #3 on Andy Chamlee, team foul #8 | 53-30 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sean Burton (SG), Timothy Williams (C) Eugene Pfeiffer, Terry Fleming | |
| Subs | DePaul | Robert Corona (C) Reginald Holmes | |
| 08:10 | Northwestern | Charles Foster makes the 1st free throw | 54-30 |
| 08:10 | Northwestern | Charles Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 55-30 |
| 07:54 | DePaul | Benjamin Jones drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Shy | 55-33 |
| 07:28 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams lays it in on a nice dish by Charles Foster | 57-33 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Foster (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Sean Burton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Orville Lange (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Blair (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Timothy Williams (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Andy Chamlee (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Shy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Benjamin Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Allen (fresh) 5 reb. C - Robert Corona (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:16 | DePaul | Orville Lange is called for the reach on Benjamin Jones - foul #3 on Orville Lange, team foul #5 | 57-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Chas Reimann (PF), Terry Fleming (C) Charles Foster, Orville Lange, Timothy Williams | |
| Subs | DePaul | Ronald Mears (PG), David Ricks (SG) Andy Chamlee, Kenneth Shy | |
| 07:04 | DePaul | Thomas Allen travels with the ball | 57-33 |
| 06:40 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming lays it up and in set up by Jeffery Brannen | 59-33 |
| 06:31 | DePaul | Benjamin Jones clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-33 |
| 06:30 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann pulls down the rebound | 59-33 |
| 06:17 | Northwestern | James Blair clanks a floater from the right side | 59-33 |
| 06:15 | Northwestern | James Blair grabs the offensive board | 59-33 |
| 05:56 | Northwestern | Robert Corona is called for the reach on Terry Fleming - foul #1 on Robert Corona, team foul #9 | 59-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes (PG), Eugene Pfeiffer (SG), Orville Lange (SF) Jeffery Brannen, Sean Burton, Chas Reimann | |
| Subs | DePaul | Wallace Valero (SF) Benjamin Jones | |
| 05:56 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming makes the 1st free throw | 60-33 |
| 05:56 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming makes the 2nd free throw | 61-33 |
| 05:40 | DePaul | Ronald Mears drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by David Ricks | 61-35 |
| 05:17 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 61-35 |
| 05:15 | DePaul | Thomas Allen gets the rebound | 61-35 |
| 05:08 | DePaul | Timothy Mayes is called for the reach on Wallace Valero - foul #1 on Timothy Mayes, team foul #6 | 61-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sean Burton (PG), Timothy Williams (PF), Thomas Combs (C) Timothy Mayes, Orville Lange, Terry Fleming | |
| Subs | DePaul | Benjamin Jones (C) Robert Corona | |
| 05:02 | DePaul | Wallace Valero is hacked by James Blair - foul #4 on James Blair, team foul #7 | 61-35 |
| 05:02 | DePaul | Wallace Valero makes the 1st free throw | 61-36 |
| 05:02 | DePaul | Wallace Valero misses the 2nd free throw | 61-36 |
| 05:02 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams grabs the board | 61-36 |
| 04:33 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 61-36 |
| 04:32 | DePaul | David Ricks gets the rebound | 61-36 |
| 04:20 | DePaul | Ronald Mears misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 61-36 |
| 04:18 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Eugene Pfeiffer | 61-36 |
| 03:50 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer can't throw it down | 61-36 |
| 03:49 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer gets the offensive rebound | 61-36 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Northwestern | Benjamin Jones is called for the reach on Sean Burton - foul #1 on Benjamin Jones, team foul #10 | 61-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (SG), Orville Lange (SF), Terry Fleming (C) Eugene Pfeiffer, Timothy Williams, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | DePaul | John Magnuson (PG) David Ricks | |
| 03:30 | Northwestern | Sean Burton makes the 1st free throw | 62-36 |
| 03:30 | Northwestern | Sean Burton makes the 2nd free throw | 63-36 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Sean Burton (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffery Brannen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Orville Lange (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Blair (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Terry Fleming (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - John Magnuson (fresh) SG - Wallace Valero (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Mears (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Allen (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Benjamin Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:23 | DePaul | Sean Burton takes the ball from Ronald Mears | 63-36 |
| 03:20 | Northwestern | Sean Burton hits the finger roll | 65-36 |
| 03:15 | DePaul | Ronald Mears clanks a floater from close range | 65-36 |
| 03:14 | DePaul | Ronald Mears pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-36 |
| 03:03 | DePaul | Thomas Allen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-36 |
| 03:02 | DePaul | John Magnuson pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-36 |
| 02:49 | DePaul | Jeffery Brannen picks off the pass by Wallace Valero | 65-36 |
| 02:20 | Northwestern | James Blair makes the floater in the lane on a great pass from Sean Burton | 67-36 |
| 02:06 | DePaul | Terry Fleming steps in front of the Wallace Valero pass | 67-36 |
| 01:44 | Northwestern | James Blair hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Sean Burton | 69-36 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:24 | DePaul | John Magnuson blows the layup | 69-36 |
| 01:23 | Northwestern | Orville Lange grabs the defensive rebound | 69-36 |
| 01:01 | Northwestern | Sean Burton can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-36 |
| 01:00 | DePaul | Wallace Valero grabs the defensive rebound | 69-36 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:54 | DePaul | John Magnuson is hacked by Terry Fleming - foul #3 on Terry Fleming, team foul #8 | 69-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer (SG) Jeffery Brannen | |
| Subs | DePaul | David Ricks (SG) Wallace Valero | |
| 00:54 | DePaul | John Magnuson makes the 1st free throw | 69-37 |
| 00:54 | DePaul | John Magnuson misses the 2nd free throw | 69-37 |
| 00:54 | Northwestern | James Blair grabs the board | 69-37 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer hits a shot from the right block and he's hacked by David Ricks - foul #4 on David Ricks, team foul #11 | 71-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Robert Corona (C) John Magnuson | |
| 00:34 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer makes the free throw | 72-37 |
| 00:28 | DePaul | Benjamin Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-37 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Sean Burton runs out the clock | 72-37 |